Avarua, Cook Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Avarua (Cook Islands, Rarotonga). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-07, 08:26 (GMT-10:00) Pacific/Rarotonga . All times are shown in Avarua local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 24.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 35.17%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-27, 18:19; remaining time: 20d 9h 53m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:21
Moonset:	13:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 364 196 km
226 301 mi
Avarua ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 194 km
222 572 mi
View angle: 0.547°

Avarua on map:

Avarua

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-10:00
Latitude:	-21.20778°
Longitude:	-159.775°
Country:	Cook Islands Rarotonga
Population:	13 373

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 31.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 22 hours, 44 minutes. (≈23.947 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -22°

Avarua, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 352.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08	2026-08-09
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	00:13:00	01:16:00	02:21:00	03:29:00	04:33:00
Moonset:	11:36:00	12:23:00	13:18:00	14:20:00	15:27:00

Avarua moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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